SORT OF and KIND OF often appear on the lists or words to watch out for. They’re often unnecessary and can easily be deleted. Even if you want it in there as the character’s voice, you should avoid using it too much.

I went through The Proper Way to Say Goodbye and deleted a bunch. No, I didn’t delete all of them from the narrative, and I left most of them in the dialogue, but I still found a lot I didn’t need. Here are my examples.

-I hesitated, deciding it’d be okay if Devyn sort of thought we were dating.

-When people find out about Brock, it sort of scares them away.

-Felt some sort of responsibility to me.

-Although I did sort of miss her music and singing.

In all of the examples above, the sort of doesn’t add anything, so that’s why I deleted them.

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